From a reader:

We ask that all firearm owners put this on their wall. The Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right of the individual. If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, and you are not afraid to show it, re-post this!!! … I hope to see this re-posted by a lot of my friends. Remember, if we outlaw guns, then only outlaws will have guns!!!

My problem with the absolutism of these people is that they are unwilling or unable to differentiate between the right of a farmer in Wyoming to own a rifle, and some kid with a history of mental illness to own a cache of AR-15s.

What about rocket-propelled grenades? Flame-throwers?  Surface-to-air missiles? Nuclear weapons?

A little sanity here would go a long way.

 

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This is funny–and it’s true, but I suspect there is more to the analysis.

A huge component to what makes the people of Denmark and the dozens of other similar nations so happy is that, where the U.S. is a collection of 335 million individuals looking out for #1, the Danes are a community of people who honestly care about each other and the future of their nation.

For some crazy reason, they prefer not to live among a small group of ultra-rich selfish pigs, and an enormous group of desperate, impoverished, ignorant, mentally unhealthy people.

Nuts, right?

 

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Obviously, the meme here was concocted simply as clickbait, but here’s a comment anyway.  I’m sure there are companies all across the nation that would prefer not to hire liberals, on the basis that we reject the core tenets of the Trump administration: racism, anti-science, disdain for environmental responsibility, the destruction of our public educational system, and so forth.

And all that’s fine if you’re an auto repair shop or a pizzeria.

On the other hand, the Fortune 500 tends to favor candidates who are bright, articulate, well-educated, and focused on problem-solving with fact-based methodologies, rather than what they just heard on Fox News.

 

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I would say that it’s corruption.

Yes, there are more corrupt countries overall, e.g., Russia and the other 53 dictatorships around the world.  But none is our size, and few are pretending to be democracies.

 

 

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The reader who sent me this writes, “Son of Satan.”

Yes. I think of him as his father, Trump, but without the intelligence, honesty, and compassion for the American people.

 

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Here’s a reminder that renewable energy resources are not distributed equally around the globe.

Decarbonizing the energy and transportation sectors in a place like Iceland, which has geothermal energy in amazing abundance, is like falling off a log.

In other places it requires political will, which is sadly lacking in the United States. Here, the petroleum industry is fighting with endless propaganda to convince scientifically illiterate Americans that we need to “drill, baby, drill” while it makes huge contributions to corrupt politicians in return for favorable legislation.

 

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Obviously, it’s impossible to predict the future based on the past, and China is brandishing weapons.  Moreover, it’s been trying to take over the world for the last 6000 years.

That said, the culture of China is built around patience, and the country appears to be conducting this crusade with commerce, rather than bombs.

Where the U.S. invests in blowing things (and people) to bits, China puts its resources on dominating global trade.

 

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Paying more for gas is painful, but I’m not sure how that compares with waging a pointless and illegal war in which the bodies of men, women, and children are being blown to bits.

 

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Actually, he hates everything that promotes the wellbeing of the common person.

What does he love?

Anything that makes him richer and more powerful, which includes things that will earn him the support of hateful idiots.

The Chinese own 0.036% of U.S. farmland. Oh no!  This must stop!

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What an artistic way to point out the debauchery and insanity of the current presidential administration.

Impressive.

Wish I had that talent.

 

 

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